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The “Reformist” Camp Buttresses the Islamic Republic

The “Reformist” Camp Buttresses the Islamic Republic

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Gen. Hajizadeh’s Audacity May Not Cause Harm to Iran’s Proxies in the Short-Run

Gen. Hajizadeh’s Audacity May Not Cause Harm to Iran’s Proxies in the Short-Run

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The Impact of Soleimani’s Killing on Iranian Domestic Politics: The Winners and Losers

The Impact of Soleimani’s Killing on Iranian Domestic Politics: The Winners and Losers

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Iran’s Draft Budget Bill and the Impact of Soleimani’s Killing on Military Spending Trends

Iran’s Draft Budget Bill and the Impact of Soleimani’s Killing on Military Spending Trends

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The Position of the Iraqi Shiite Marjaya   on the Iranian-American Escalation and the Factions of the Popular Mobilization Forces

The Position of the Iraqi Shiite Marjaya on the Iranian-American Escalation and the Factions of the Popular Mobilization Forces

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Repressing Sufism in Iran: Ideological Differences or Concerns About Increasing Popularity?

Repressing Sufism in Iran: Ideological Differences or Concerns About Increasing Popularity?

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Iran Desperately Seeking Japanese Help to Ease US Pressure

Iran Desperately Seeking Japanese Help to Ease US Pressure

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What Would  Future Uprisings in Iran Look Like?

What Would Future Uprisings in Iran Look Like?

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The Six European Countries’ Accession to the Financial Mechanism INSTEX: Implications and Future Scenarios

The Six European Countries’ Accession to the Financial Mechanism INSTEX: Implications and Future Scenarios

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Iranian Draft Budget for 2020/2021: False Growth and Upcoming Public Anger

Iranian Draft Budget for 2020/2021: False Growth and Upcoming Public Anger

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Iran’s November 2019 Uprisings: Iranian Society in Transition

Iran’s November 2019 Uprisings: Iranian Society in Transition

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What Lies Beneath Shifting the IRIN’s Headquarters to Bandar Abbas

What Lies Beneath Shifting the IRIN’s Headquarters to Bandar Abbas

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The Decline in Protests in Iran: Dimensions and Results

The Decline in Protests in Iran: Dimensions and Results

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Iran Mulls Over Quitting the NPT

Iran Mulls Over Quitting the NPT

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Gasoline Riots in Iran Expose Deep Political Rifts and Potential Regime Instability

Gasoline Riots in Iran Expose Deep Political Rifts and Potential Regime Instability

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Rouhani’s Push for a Referendum: What Is His Proposal? Why Has It Failed?

Rouhani’s Push for a Referendum: What Is His Proposal? Why Has It Failed?

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Iraq’s Kurds Face Dilemma Over Future Relations With Iran

Iraq’s Kurds Face Dilemma Over Future Relations With Iran

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Iran’s Fingerprints Are Visible in the Suppression of Iraq’s Protests

Iran’s Fingerprints Are Visible in the Suppression of Iraq’s Protests

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Hope Is Dying in the French Bid to Rescue the JCPOA

Hope Is Dying in the French Bid to Rescue the JCPOA

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Will China Give Iran a Big Credit Line?

Will China Give Iran a Big Credit Line?

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Khamenei’s Strategies to Navigate Through the US Maximum Pressure Campaign

Khamenei’s Strategies to Navigate Through the US Maximum Pressure Campaign

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Iran’s 2020 Parliamentary Elections: Lower Participation and Competition, but Higher Levels of Irregularities

Iran’s 2020 Parliamentary Elections: Lower Participation and Competition, but Higher Levels of Irregularities

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French Mediation Attempts Between the United States and Iran in Limbo

French Mediation Attempts Between the United States and Iran in Limbo

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Federalism for Iran: Arguments for and Against

Federalism for Iran: Arguments for and Against

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The Decline in Protests in Iran: Dimensions and Results

The Decline in Protests in Iran: Dimensions and Results

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Despotic Corruption Rocks Iran

Despotic Corruption Rocks Iran

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Iran Naval Chief’s Admission of a “Classified” Pact with Russia

Iran Naval Chief’s Admission of a “Classified” Pact with Russia

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Playing With Words Spells Trouble for Zarif in the US and at Home

Playing With Words Spells Trouble for Zarif in the US and at Home

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Iran’s Budget Clear of Oil Money: Is It Possible?

Iran’s Budget Clear of Oil Money: Is It Possible?

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Recurring Protests in Iran 20 Years After Student Uprisings Challenge the Country’s Stability

Recurring Protests in Iran 20 Years After Student Uprisings Challenge the Country’s Stability

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Can  the EU Save the JCPOA Under Testing Conditions?

Can the EU Save the JCPOA Under Testing Conditions?

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Iran’s Continuing Internal Divisions on Joining the Financial Action Task Force

Iran’s Continuing Internal Divisions on Joining the Financial Action Task Force

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Iran Unveils the Khordad 15 Amid Rising Tensions With the US

Iran Unveils the Khordad 15 Amid Rising Tensions With the US

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The Consequences of Downing the US Drone for the Iranian Regime and Society

The Consequences of Downing the US Drone for the Iranian Regime and Society

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Utilizing Pressure Points: the Consequences of Russian Escalation Against Iran in Syria

Utilizing Pressure Points: the Consequences of Russian Escalation Against Iran in Syria

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Why Won’t Back-Channel Diplomacy Between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Trump Aadministration Work?

Why Won’t Back-Channel Diplomacy Between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Trump Aadministration Work?

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Iranian Belligerency Escalates While the International Response Remains Lukewarm

Iranian Belligerency Escalates While the International Response Remains Lukewarm

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Rouhani Calls for a National Referendum to Decide the Fate of the Nuclear Agreement

Rouhani Calls for a National Referendum to Decide the Fate of the Nuclear Agreement

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The Fatemiyoun Division: Iran Exploits the Poverty of Afghan Migrants

The Fatemiyoun Division: Iran Exploits the Poverty of Afghan Migrants

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Iran Opens a Can of Worms by Lowering Its Commitments to the JCPOA

Iran Opens a Can of Worms by Lowering Its Commitments to the JCPOA

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Despite Provocation, Prudence is Likely to Prevail

Despite Provocation, Prudence is Likely to Prevail

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Iran and Afghanistan: So Near Yet So Far

Iran and Afghanistan: So Near Yet So Far

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Iran Relies on Iraq to Keep the US at Arm’s Length, and to Bring the Region Together

Iran Relies on Iraq to Keep the US at Arm’s Length, and to Bring the Region Together

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Despite Imran Khan’s visit, Pakistan-Iran ties remain cold

Despite Imran Khan’s visit, Pakistan-Iran ties remain cold

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Complicated Calculations: Iran and its Options for Dealing with the US ‘Zero Pledge’ on its Oil Exports

Complicated Calculations: Iran and its Options for Dealing with the US ‘Zero Pledge’ on its Oil Exports

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